Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Paraguay

Paraguay: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.75 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.75 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.77 million number
in 2011
All-time low
1.17 million number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Paraguay, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 1.8M number2015: 1.8M number2017: 1.8M number2018: 1.8M number2019: 1.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 1.75 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 1.77 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million number, in 1998.

That places Paraguay 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 million number 1.17 million number 1.19 million number 2
2000s 1.24 million number 1.20 million number 1.26 million number 10
2010s 1.70 million number 1.24 million number 1.77 million number 9

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 76 Rwanda 1.91 million number compare
  2. 77 Benin 1.87 million number compare
  3. 78 Sierra Leone 1.79 million number compare
  4. 80 El Salvador 1.73 million number compare
  5. 81 Tajikistan 1.70 million number compare
  6. 82 Belgium 1.58 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Paraguay?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Paraguay was 1.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 1998.
How does Paraguay rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Paraguay ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.